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[crisdecuba]

Good job Hillary as well.

1. Paints the picture
2. Inserts her proposal (ready from day one)
3. Thanks Edwards
4. Lays the course for the debate

 

[sangreal]

Awful opening by Obama.

long winded, but otherwise good

like most of his debate responses.

he should have stopped when wolf told him to. it was a more powerful moment anyway

 

[npm0925]

Point goes to Hillary.

 

[pxleyes]

STOP LAUGHING AT EVERYTHING HILLARY! It really annoys me that she laughs or openly smiles at every non-aggressive statement made to her.

 

[Dolphin]

Notice how Hillary is leaning towards the crowd, both in the audience an in living rooms/kitchens across the nation.

Mainly kitchens I think.

ooooooooooooooohhhhh...

 

[crisdecuba]

Hrmm I wonder if Obama will be able to address the health care thing effectively - she mandates that people get health care, but doesn't adequately address making it affordable...

 

[Shouta]

Hrm, Obama definitely had the better opening statement even if it was a bit long.

 

[SleazyC]

:lol :lol :lol Hillary coming out swinging.

 

[crisdecuba]

I bet you Obama is going to use the line: the problem is not that people don't want health care, it's that they can't afford it.

 

[GodfatherX]

WHICH ONE IS REAL!

TAKE THE BLUE PILL

no not you Bill

 

[Juice]

Andy from the Office? WTF?

 

[pxleyes]

Don't trip up on this Obama. Too many uhs... He sounds like Kerry with the examples.

 

[Tamanon]

I bet you Obama is going to use the line: the problem is not that people don't want health care, it's that they can't afford it.

Bingo.

 

[Anno]

Obama's hair looks rather incongruous. I still think he looks like a far finer president, even if it's not like he's reading from a teleprompter.

 

[crisdecuba]

I bet you Obama is going to use the line: the problem is not that people don't want health care, it's that they can't afford it.

ding ding ding - done.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Hillary sounds more articulate as usual. The stuttering makes Obama sounds nervous or insincere

 

[Lo-Volt]

Senator Clinton said she wants to freeze interest rates? Last time I checked, she can't do that unless she ran the Federal Reserve as its appointed head. Did I mishear her?

 

[pxleyes]

I bet you Obama is going to use the line: the problem is not that people don't want health care, it's that they can't afford it.

It's true too.

 

[pxleyes]

Obama is stumbling way too much AND he is talking way too long.

 

[reilo]

She wants to freeze interest rates? Last time I checked, she can't do that unless she ran the Federal Reserve directly. Did I mishear her?

Ugh, a President really can't do a lot without the backing of the congress... at least, that's how it's supposed to be. Everything they talk about are agendas that they will push for - the assumption is there that not all policies and agendas of theirs will make it through their presidency.

Obama is stumbling way too much AND he is talking way too long.

BUT HE DUN SPEEK LIKE DA COMMAN MAN, MAN!

 

[Lost Fragment]

wtf do they write down on their pads during these debates anyway

 

[bjork]

Hillary sounds more articulate as usual. The stuttering makes Obama sounds nervous or insincere

She's more used to lying, it gets easier. Like killing.

 

[Tamanon]

Finally using his Iraq opposition to good use.

Lost Fragment: Notes for rebuttals. Most debaters do that.

 

[Bulla564]

Senator Clinton said she wants to freeze interest rates? Last time I checked, she can't do that unless she ran the Federal Reserve as its appointed head. Did I mishear her?

Probably legislation to freeze adjustable rate mortgages.

 

[strikeselect]

uh....uh.........uh.........

 

[Lo-Volt]

Ugh, a President really can't do a lot without the backing of the congress... at least, that's how it's supposed to be. Everything they talk about are agendas that they will push for - the assumption is there that not all policies and agendas of theirs will make it through their presidency.

True, but I assumed the Federal Reserve sets interest rates, not the Congress or executive.

Bulla: maybe so. I wonder how that effort would work, but she did just say precious little.

 

[crisdecuba]

Strong response by Obama on policy distinctions.

 

[Anno]

Obama is stumbling way too much AND he is talking way too long.

See I would rather hear fewer questions that the take longer to answer anyway, so rock on Barack.

 

[Particle Physicist]

uh....uh.........uh.........

how about listening to his words?

its obvious that he doesnt have great debating skills, but we shouldnt be judging on debating skills. we should be judging on the content.

 

[reilo]

Hey guys, remember, the last time we had a bumbling, stumbling and stuttering idiot run for the presidency won it all because he appealed to the least common denominator.

Besides, at least Obama can read off of a TelePrompTer. Well, at least he can read.

HE SAID NEGGER!!!

 

[tralfazz]

Didn't know Obama was a lefty.

 

[pxleyes]

See I would rather hear fewer questions that the take longer to answer anyway, so rock on Barack.

Rock on indeed. I was in debate in high school so I have all these little pet peeves about how people speak.

Didn't know Obama was a lefty.

He officially has my vote through and through.

 

[Dolphin]

Obama's getting stronger as he goes. A little stuttering starting out, but he's getting more articulate.

Anyway, the hesitation implies he's thinking rather than lying.

 

[sangreal]

Obama is stumbling way too much AND he is talking way too long.

is this your first Obama debate?

 

[reilo]

I think the make-up on Hillary's face can shape-shift T1000 style.

 

[Anno]

True, but I assumed the Federal Reserve sets interest rates, not the Congress or executive.

I would like to hear one candidate say that they support legislation to educate the masses on financial topics. Learning the differences between fixed rates and ARMs; learning to properly budget and save; being taught the consequences of mistreating money before it comes back to bite people. Honestly that is the one thing that I lacked most in high school, and god I would've been screwed if my parents didn't drill it into my brain.

 

[pxleyes]

is this your first Obama debate?

I'm usually not a fan of debates because I make up my mind on my own through my own research, so yes. Waiting for lost has to be filled with something...

 

[Instigator]

Where's the debate? I only see a series of monologues.

 

[bjork]

Didn't know Obama was a lefty.

A fellow southpaw AND Hulk has his back? How can you NOT pick him.

 

[Tamanon]

Where's the debate? I only see a series of monologues.

Hopefully there'll be a McCain/Romney back and forth at least later on.

 

[Piper Az]

Hillary looks like Joker...

 

[Atrus]

This is going on too nicely. It seems to me that with all the historic hype going into this debate has affected the discourse. Neither wants people in the future to look back on the debate between the first potential black president and the first potential female president to see what happened last time.

 

[Particle Physicist]

so. i dont really understand the differences between the health care plans. sounds pretty similar.

:/

 

[sangreal]

I'm usually not a fan of debates because I make up my mind on my own through my own research, so yes. Waiting for lost has to be filled with something...

I figured as much, because most people assume his amazing public speaking skills will carry over to debates, but this is how he has performed in every debate I've watched. Always stutters and always takes too long

I find it odd since he was a Lawyer

 

[KRS7]

I see both are pandering to John Edward's supporters.

 

[typhonsentra]

What are the penalties she recommends in her health care plan for those who don't buy an insurance plan?

 

[alr1ght]

aqua earrings and necklace? seriously.

I still like Obama's policy better.

 

[Dolphin]

so. i dont really understand the differences between the health care plans. sounds pretty similar.

:/

Hillary wants to require everyone to purchase healthcare, Obama wants healthcare to be affordable to everyone, and necessary for children.

 

[Anno]

so. i dont really understand the differences between the health care plans. sounds pretty similar.

:/

Do you enjoy having to have car insurance? That is probably the core difference: whether people are capable of deciding when they "need" health insurance at a lower rate, children aside, or whether every has it forced on them. Who wins? I dunno.

 

[Piper Az]

so. i dont really understand the differences between the health care plans. sounds pretty similar.

:/

What Hillary is trying to do is a mandated health care system - this requires overhauling the entire medical system in our country, and it's almost impossible to get that going.

Obama's plan is more practical. He recognizes that the existing medical system cannot be uprooted immediately, so he's arguing that the goverment will give free healthcare to kids and lower the cost for adults so that they can afford it. More practical.